In 2017, a wildfire raged across a drought-sick mountain in Southern Arizona and nearly wiped out a subspecies of red squirrel found nowhere else on the planet. In the aftermath of the Frye Fire — ...
Around dusk or dawn, high up in the tree canopy, keen observers might spot a scurry. What’s a scurry? A scurry is a group of flying squirrels (Glaucomys Volans), nocturnal, arboreal mammals, one of ...
Researchers use the 13-lined ground squirrel for studies of hibernation biochemistry and physiology, as well as for modeling a variety of potential biomedical applications of hibernation physiology.
February 27, 2026 • American children used to be adventurous eaters. Why has kids’ food become so bland? And why are so many fussy about what’s on their plates?